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1 stumble across
stumble across, stumble on,stumble upon1 tegen het lijf lopen ⇒ toevallig ontmoeten, treffen; stuiten op; toevallig vinden -
2 stumble into
stumble into2 door een toeval belanden in ⇒ terechtkomen in, geraken tot♦voorbeelden:he stumbled into that job • hij kreeg die baan in de schoot geworpen -
3 stumble on
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4 stumble upon
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5 stumble in one's speech
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6 stumble into crime
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7 stumble into fame
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8 stumble
n. struikeling, misstap--------v. struikelen; mislukkenstumble1[ stumbl] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉————————stumble2〈 werkwoord〉2 hakkelen ⇒ haperen, stamelen♦voorbeelden:stumble in one's speech • hakkelen
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stumble — stumble, trip, blunder, lurch, flounder, lumber, galumph, lollop, bumble can mean to move unsteadily, clumsily, or with defective equilibrium (as in walking, in doing, or in proceeding). Stumble, trip, blunder, lurch, and flounder as applied to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stumble across — ˈstumble a ˌcross ˈstumble on ˈstumble up ˌon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stumble across he/she/it stumbles across presen … Useful english dictionary
stumble on — ˈstumble a ˌcross ˈstumble on ˈstumble up ˌon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stumble across he/she/it stumbles across pr … Useful english dictionary
stumble upon — ˈstumble a ˌcross ˈstumble on ˈstumble up ˌon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stumble across he/she/it stumbles across … Useful english dictionary
stumble — [stum′bəl] vi. stumbled, stumbling [ME stumblen < Scand, as in Norw dial. stumba, ON stumra < IE base * stem , to bump against, hamper > STAMMER, Ger stumm, Du stom, mute] 1. to trip or miss one s step in walking, running, etc. 2. to… … English World dictionary
Stumble — Stum ble, v. t. 1. To cause to stumble or trip. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To mislead; to confound; to perplex; to cause to err or to fall. [1913 Webster] False and dazzling fires to stumble men. Milton. [1913 Webster] One thing more stumbles me in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stumble — Stum ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stumbling}.] [OE. stumblen, stomblen; freq. of a word akin to E. stammer. See {Stammer}.] 1. To trip in walking or in moving in any way with the legs; to strike the foot so as to fall, or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stumble — (v.) c.1300, to trip or miss one s footing (physically or morally), probably from a Scandinavian source (Cf. dialectal Norw. stumla, Swed. stambla to stumble ), probably from a variant of the P.Gmc. base *stam , source of O.E. stamerian to… … Etymology dictionary
stumble into — ˈstumble ˌinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stumble into he/she/it stumbles into present participle stumbling into past tense … Useful english dictionary
Stumble — Stum ble, n. 1. A trip in walking or running. [1913 Webster] 2. A blunder; a failure; a fall from rectitude. [1913 Webster] One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honorable life. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stumble — is Prakash Belawadi s debut film. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English in 2003. It depicts the new economy, the dot com bust, stock market scams, mutual funds, and voluntary retirement.The production team intended… … Wikipedia